Gregory Tells McConnell 'You Haven't Said Publicly Whether You're For

NBC's David Gregory on Sunday accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of not having said publicly if he's for Congressman Paul Ryan's (R-Wisc.) Medicare plan. This oddly came four days after McConnell and 39 other Republicans voted for the proposal on the floor of the Senate (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 29th, 2011 1:37 PM

Time's Joe Klein: Obama Has Better Relationship With Military Than Bus

Time magazine's Joe Klein this weekend claimed President Obama has a better relationship with the military than George W. Bush did when he was Commander-in-Chief. Such hypocritically was said on "The Chris Matthews Show" just moments before Klein noted that the military were "very much opposed" to attacking Libya (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 29th, 2011 11:41 AM

Andrew Sullivan Shocks Chris Matthews: Palin Can Beat Obama as the 'Pr

Andrew Sullivan this weekend seemed to shock Chris Matthews when he said that former Alaska governor Sarah Palin could actually beat President Obama in next year's elections running as the "principled candidate" representing "this grassroots movement of cutting government down to size." Maybe even more surprising, Time's Joe Klein seemed to agree telling the host of "The Chris Matthews Show…
Noel Sheppard
May 29th, 2011 9:56 AM

The NPR/PBS 2012 Wisdom: It's Down to Romney, Pawlenty, or Huntsman; G

The conventional wisdom manufacturers on NPR and PBS this week have announced that the actual Republican presidential field has only three serious candidates: Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, and the current media favorite, Jon Huntsman. On Friday night’s All Things Considered, “conservative” NPR analyst David Brooks said the week belonged to Huntsman, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry is too conservative to…
Tim Graham
May 29th, 2011 9:09 AM

Imus Show Speaks Softly, Briefly on Ed Schultz

Although ABC, CBS, and NBC completely skipped over the Ed Schultz slurs of Laura Ingraham, some may have wondered whether Don Imus talked about it on his Fox Business show on Thursday. After all, his "nappy-headed hos" joke got him forced out of MSNBC. Might he suggest Schultz could have gotten fired like him? For the record, it came up briefly, and not early in the show, but it came up for a…
Tim Graham
May 29th, 2011 6:40 AM

C-SPAN Aired MRC's 'DisHonors Awards' Saturday Night; Video Now Online

On Saturday night (May 28) C-SPAN twice ran the Media Research Center’s “DisHonors Awards,” and presentation of the “William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence,” which took place May 7 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Before each airing, C-SPAN’s announcer warned: “This event contains language and comments that some viewers may find offensive.” I’d call that a good…
Brent Baker
May 29th, 2011 2:20 AM

What? On Rosie O'Donnell Show, They Compare Post-Abortion Guilt to Bla

On Thursday’s edition of Rosie Radio on XM/Sirius, Rosie O’Donnell discussed talk show host and comedian Chelsea Handler's recent statement in a New York Times interview that she had an abortion when she was sixteen and still feels she made the right choice. Rosie and her executive producer Janette Barber agreed that it was courageous of Handler both to reveal the abortion and to say she doesn'…
Tim Graham
May 28th, 2011 11:14 PM

Pornographer Larry Flynt Calls Palin's Down Syndrome Son 'Brain Dead V

Following in the footsteps of the liberal website Wonkette, pornographer Larry Flynt called Sarah Palin's Down Syndrome son Trig "brain dead - a virtual vegetable." Such was reported by Britain's Independent Friday:
Noel Sheppard
May 28th, 2011 6:06 PM

CNN Anchor Falsely Calls Joplin 'Deadliest Tornado On Record

America's media for a full week now have been shamefully hyping last Sunday's natural disaster in Joplin, Missouri. Continuing with this trend Saturday was CNN's Fredricka Whitfield who on "CNN Newsroom" actually called this "the deadliest tornado on record" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 28th, 2011 5:25 PM

Tantaros on Schultz-Ingraham Affair: 'Hatred Towards Conservative Wome

Fox News contributor Andrea Tantaros might have had the best take on this week's Ed Schultz-Laura Ingraham affair. Appearing on "Hannity" Thursday, Tantaros accurately said, "It is the last acceptable form of misogyny in this country - hatred, prejudice towards conservative females" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 28th, 2011 4:35 PM

Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' Falsely Claims Not Many Countries Beside U

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" was on Fox News's "America's News Headquarters" Saturday trying to make the case that despite it being "very difficult to mathematically connect" this year's tornado activity to global warming, "Tornadoes are almost certainly a consequence." When host Uma Pemmaraju asked a seemingly simple question, "Are other countries seeing the same type of activity, the…
Noel Sheppard
May 28th, 2011 3:07 PM

Krauthammer: Huntsman's 'Fatal Problem' as Candidate - People Like New

Newsweek's Evan Thomas said on Friday's "Inside Washington" that former Ambassador Jon Huntsman's big problem in getting the Republican presidential nomination is he's "too moderate" and "people like me like him." Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer humorously agreed saying this was a "fatal problem" for Huntsman (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 28th, 2011 1:16 PM

Weekend Open Thread

For general discussion and debate about politics, the economy, sports, and whatever else tickles your fancy.
NB Staff
May 28th, 2011 10:55 AM

Krauthammer and Thomas Agree: Clinton and Obama are Hypocrites on Medi

On Friday, Newsweek's Evan Thomas said the recent special election in New York's 26th Congressional district proves "demagoguing works" and that former President Bill Clinton is a hypocrite when it comes to Medicare reform. "Inside Washington" co-panelist Charles Krauthammer agreed saying that President Obama is also a hypocrite on this issue, and that "between now and at least until Election…
Noel Sheppard
May 28th, 2011 10:28 AM